SUPL-WiFi access point controller location based services for WiFi enabled mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method of providing WiFi determined location in response to a location request, comprising:
- receiving a location request for a given mobile device, said location request including a MAC address of said given mobile device;
accessing an access point to WiFi controller mapping database to obtain an identity of a particular WiFi controller to query to determine a WiFi determined location of said given mobile device, wherein said particular WiFi controller communicates with a plurality of WiFi access points, wherein at least one said plurality of WiFi access points is in communication with said given mobile device;
requesting said identified WiFi controller to determine said WiFi determined location of said given mobile device;
receiving said WiFi determined current location from said WiFi controller; and
responding to said location request with said WiFi determined current location of said given mobile device.
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Abstract
A WiFi Access Point (AP) controller with location capabilities (e.g., an MSE) provides location to a SUPL location server platform (SLP), for response to a network location request. WiFi AP controllers are enabled to communicate with the SLP. WiFi location measurements are transferred via SUPL to the SUPL location server. An AP to WiFi AP controller mapping database provides an association of a WiFi AP controller list to the access points (AP) they manage. The AP to WiFi controller mapping database, together with SUPL messaging between a SUPL location server and the AP controllers, provides WiFi-determined precise location across networks from the SLP. A specific MSE is identified by the AP to WiFi controller mapping database, and queried, by the SLP for WiFi based positioning of mobile devices. In other embodiments a plurality of MSE'"'"'s are identified, and queried, and a WiFi location is received from at least one.
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1. A method of providing WiFi determined location in response to a location request, comprising:
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receiving a location request for a given mobile device, said location request including a MAC address of said given mobile device; accessing an access point to WiFi controller mapping database to obtain an identity of a particular WiFi controller to query to determine a WiFi determined location of said given mobile device, wherein said particular WiFi controller communicates with a plurality of WiFi access points, wherein at least one said plurality of WiFi access points is in communication with said given mobile device; requesting said identified WiFi controller to determine said WiFi determined location of said given mobile device; receiving said WiFi determined current location from said WiFi controller; and responding to said location request with said WiFi determined current location of said given mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of providing WiFi determined location in response to a location request, comprising:
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receiving a location request for a given mobile device, said location request including a MAC address of said given mobile device; accessing an access point to WiFi controller mapping database to obtain an identity of a plurality of WiFi controllers to query to determine a WiFi determined location of said given mobile device, wherein each of said plurality of WiFi controller communicates with a plurality of WiFi access points, wherein at least one said plurality of WiFi access points controlled by a particular one of said plurality of WiFi controllers is in communication with said given mobile device; requesting each of said identified plurality of WiFi controllers to determine said WiFi determined location of said given mobile device; receiving said WiFi determined current location from said particular WiFi controller; and responding to said location request with said WiFi determined current location of said given mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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